Meanwhile, two rescue ships forced to disembark rescued in ports hundreds of miles away AT LEAST 73 people have been reported missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off the Libyan coast, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced today, as Italy‘s parliament made it harder for rescue ships to save lives. “The boat, carryingContinue reading “73 dead in shipwreck off Libya, as Italy’s parliament makes it harder for rescuers to save lives”
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At least 117 refugees drowned trying to reach Europe in the last 12 days
Activists vow to continue the fight against Fortress Europe’s deadly border regime ACTIVISTS vowed to continue to fight against Europe’s deadly border regime today, following the deaths of at least 117 refugees at sea in the past 12 days. Thirty-six people are feared to have lost their lives in a shipwreck that occurred off theContinue reading “At least 117 refugees drowned trying to reach Europe in the last 12 days”
EU-supported Libyan Coastguards fire on refugee who jumped overboard and swam towards rescuers
The Louise Michel warns of another atrocity carried out by the so-called coastguards, just days after ICC told to investigate Italy and Malta’s role in possible crimes against humanity in Libya RESCUERS witnessed the Libyan Coastguard shooting at a refugee who jumped into the from one of its patrol ships in the Mediterranean today. TheContinue reading “EU-supported Libyan Coastguards fire on refugee who jumped overboard and swam towards rescuers”
Refugees ‘systematically subjected to a litany of abuses’ from the moment they enter Libya, new UN report warns
Sea-Watch’s reconnaissance plane convinces a merchant vessel not to abandon 70 people in the Mediterranean MIGRANTS and refugees heading to Europe are “systematically subjected to a litany of abuses” from the moment they enter Libya, the UN warned today. A fact-finding report commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council and published today states that “theContinue reading “Refugees ‘systematically subjected to a litany of abuses’ from the moment they enter Libya, new UN report warns”
Newborn baby among the 189 refugees civilian rescuers have saved in the Mediterranean since Saturday
Three NGO ships — the Ocean Viking, Nadir, and Geo Barents — operate with little to no help from the state authorities CIVILIAN rescuers have saved the lives of close to 189 refugees, including at least 20 unaccompanied children and a newborn baby, in the Mediterranean since Saturday. The rescues were carried out without theContinue reading “Newborn baby among the 189 refugees civilian rescuers have saved in the Mediterranean since Saturday”
Human rights violations continue ‘unabated’ in Libya’s migrant detention camps, Amnesty finds
Italy’s parliament votes to continue support for Libyan Coastguard despite dire warnings. Meanwhile, EU parliamentary group finds faults with Frontex HUMAN rights violations against people trapped in Libya’s migrant detention centres continued “unabated” during the first six months of this year, a new report by Amnesty International revealed today. The study, entitled No-One Will LookContinue reading “Human rights violations continue ‘unabated’ in Libya’s migrant detention camps, Amnesty finds”
Over 1,100 people have died on sea routes to Europe so far this year, double the numbers of this time last year
As IOM reiterates call for EU states to respect international refugee laws, three people die while Malta delays rescue MORE people have died on maritime migration routes into Europe in the first six months of this year than in the same period of 2020, according to research by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). AtContinue reading “Over 1,100 people have died on sea routes to Europe so far this year, double the numbers of this time last year”
Three-day ordeal over for 86 refugees abandoned by Malta
The Nadir hands over the rescued to the Italian authorities after seeing off the Libyan Coastguard. Meanwhile, the Geo Barents is finally allowed to bring 410 refugees to dry land THE THREE-day ordeal for 86 refugees abandoned by the Maltese maritime authorities as they drifted across the Mediterranean came to an end today when theirContinue reading “Three-day ordeal over for 86 refugees abandoned by Malta”
Merchant ship handed rescued refugees over to the Libyan Coastguard
Sea-Watch and Alarm Phone confirm the intercepted were forced back to Libya against their will AROUND 180 people were forcibly returned to Libya, it was confirmed today, after the merchant ship that had saved their lives handed them over to the Libyan Coastguards. There were roughly 470 people adrift on five boats yesterday, the activist-runContinue reading “Merchant ship handed rescued refugees over to the Libyan Coastguard”
European states urged to stop ignoring refugee deaths after at least six drown and 700 others are returned to Libya
Meanwhile, the Italian authorities bar the Sea Watch 4 rescue ship from leaving port again EUROPEAN states can no longer ignore refugee deaths in the central Mediterranean, humanitarian organisations said today following more deaths and the return of hundreds to war-torn Libya. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced that at least five people, amongContinue reading “European states urged to stop ignoring refugee deaths after at least six drown and 700 others are returned to Libya”
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